With a single-day rise of 44,230 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,15,72,344 on Friday, while the death toll shot up to 4,23,217 with 555 more people succumbing to the disease, the Union health ministry said.

The number of active coronavirus cases in the country registered an increase for the third consecutive day, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am. The number of active cases was recorded at 4,05,155, an increase of 1,315 cases in a span of 24 hours. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far has reached 45.6 crore.